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A recent survey finds that Latinas are more concerned about health care, jobs, housing, and more compared to other women from other races or ethnic groups. 

In the previous articles of Latin Post, it was reported that the Latino and Hispanic community include affordable housing and equal opportunities in jobs as their main concern in the upcoming 2020 Presidential elections based on recent surveys conducted. 

On Thursday, a national survey shows that Latinas are more intense and concerned when it comes to their economic status and health insurance benefits. The third YWomenVote2020 survey reports that women across the country listed a broad range of issues such as health, personal and family safety, caregiving, and economic problems.

The result of the survey was presented in a briefing to congress. During the presentation, it was found that Latinas show more concern on some issues compared to blacks in some cases. In a report from NBC News, 34 percent of all women are worried about affordable rent or mortgage. Out of this percentage, 55 percent of Latinas and 52 percent Blacks said that this greatly concerned them. Meanwhile, the greatest differences of Latinas among all women has something to do with their economic worries.

The following also are the main concerns of Latinas:

  • 61 percent of Latinas are more worried about affordable and secure health insurance for their families compared to 47 percent for all women. In 2018, only 43 percent of Latina was worried about health insurance.
  • 51 percent of Latinas said that they are worried about getting a job with good benefits compared to 30 percent of all women.

This means the survey shows that the concern of Latinas is above the total accounted average of all women across the country. CEO of YWCA USA, Alejandra Castillo, who commissioned the survey, said that the result can be attributed to the pay gap of women and Latinas. It is estimated that Latinas only earn around 55 cents on every dollar that non-Hispanic white men earned. 

Castillo said: "Women want to hear candidates address issues critical to them and we hope as we give them this information they are paying attention and thinking about these issues when they come before voters, especially women and triply, women of color," Castillo also added that the results of the survey served as the roadmap of the Presidential candidates.

Aside from these, women are also worried about the safety of their families following the recent mass shooting. Fifty-two percent of 1000 women surveyed or 68 percent of Latinas said that the incident worried them while 70 percent of black women show the same concern.

Meanwhile, 55 percent of black women recorded the highest concern about the consequences of white nationalism and hate on their children compared to 47 percent of Latinas. The overall percentage of women in this issue is about 31 percent. 

The YWCA also mentioned that the level of domestic violence, sexual assault, and discrimination among the Latinas are very troubling. The mentioned concerns are due to the increasing level of anxiety on some issues.  

Moreover, 46 percent of the Latinas interviewed said they experienced discrimination which is 19 points higher compared from 2012. More than half of the Latinas said that they experienced discrimination due to their race while 28 percent said that they were discriminated against due to their immigration and citizenship status.